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PORTLAND -- Terry Porter knew Jerome Kersey was special. There was, of course, the talent on the court, but also something more lasting: the "joy and his smile, the way he embraced life." Kersey died Wednesday night at 52. The state medical examiner said Thursday a blood clot had traveled from his left calf to his left lung, causing a pulmonary thromboembolism. Kersey had minor knee surgery last Friday, but it could not be immediately determined if the surgery caused the clot. Porter, one of the great Trail Blazers, said he woke up Thursday and "thought it was a bad dream." "As a teammate he was the best teammate you could have," said Porter, his voice...

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